Paintsville Lake

{{Infobox body of water

| name = Paintsville Lake

| image = Paintsville Lake and Dam Kentucky.jpg

| caption = Lake and Dam

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| location = Johnson and Morgan Counties, Kentucky

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| type = reservoir

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| inflow = Paint Creek

| outflow = Paint Creek

| catchment =

| basin_countries = United States

| length = {{convert|26|mi|km}}

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| area = {{convert|1139|acre|km2}}

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| max-depth = {{convert|100|ft|m|0}}

| volume = {{convert|40700|acre.ft}}

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| shore = {{convert|57|mi|km}}

| elevation = {{convert|709|ft|m|0}}

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Paintsville Lake is a {{convert|1139|acre|km2|adj=on}} reservoir in Johnson and Morgan counties in eastern Kentucky. It was impounded from Paint Creek in 1983 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. It is the major attraction of Paintsville Lake State Park.{{cite book |editor=Kleber, John E. |others=Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter |title=The Kentucky Encyclopedia |year=1992 |publisher=The University Press of Kentucky |location=Lexington, Kentucky |isbn=0-8131-1772-0 |chapter=Lakes}}

History

Paintsville Lake officially opened to the public in 1983, three years before Paintsville Lake State Park was established.

On December 9, 1978, ten-thousand Johnson County residents had to be evacuated from the area below the construction site of the Paintsville Lake dam. This is because the area had recently received {{convert|8|in|mm|spell=in}} of rain, which had caused a leak in the coffer dam that was keeping the construction site of the actual dam dry. The dam did not break, and the residents were allowed to return to their homes the following day.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000920004946/http://johnsoncountykyhistory.com/ Johnson County History]}} Retrieved on 2009-06-23

Fish species

Paintsville Lake has a variety of game fishing species. Fish that can be caught in the lake include:[http://www.lakelubbers.com/paintsville-lake-69/ lakelubbers.com-Paintsville Lake] Retrieved on 2009-06-23

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Gallery

File:Paintsville Lake spillway.jpg|Paintsville Lake spillway

File:Paintsville Lake2.jpg|Rocky Knob Recreational Area

File:Paintsville Lake framed.jpg|Paintsville Lake as viewed from the Kiwanis Trail

File:Paintsville Lake emergency spillway.jpg|Paintsville Lake's emergency spillway

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20101224180454/http://parks.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/D430D451-B268-4C66-A245-640475960ED7/0/PaintsvilleLakeCampground.pdf Paintsville Lake facilities map]
[http://kygeonet.ky.gov/kyparks/viewer.htm?Box=5744731.44:3840217.74:5760263.52:3846462.19 Paintsville Lake area interactive GIS map]

Category:1983 establishments in Kentucky

Category:Reservoirs in Kentucky

Category:Protected areas of Johnson County, Kentucky

Category:Protected areas of Morgan County, Kentucky

Category:Dams in Kentucky

Category:United States Army Corps of Engineers dams

Category:Bodies of water of Johnson County, Kentucky

Category:Bodies of water of Morgan County, Kentucky

Category:Infrastructure completed in 1983